u/MH_MUSTANG

Hi everyone, So I am a recent graduate (History, 2:1) and have been applying for graduate schemes and jobs like crazy throughout the past year. After around 50-60 applications, and hearing almost nothing, I have suddenly received 3 offers for new jobs and one from my current employer and am feeling a bit overwhelmed. Here are my options:

1) Current employer: Largest fast food company in the world (lucky guess)

I have worked in fast food for over 7 years now to support my studies, and my current business manager has offered me a promotion to shift management, and has encouraged me to apply for the company's graduate scheme.

Job Type: Shift Manager. Regular job with possible offer of grad scheme later down the track as well.

Salary: Zero hour contract (£14.66 an hour)

Length: Indefinite

Distance from home: 10 minutes (would live with parents, no need to relocate)

Location: A small town in the Southwest.

Benefits: Pension scheme, 28 days paid holiday, free health insurance, free meals while working, 30% off food when not working.

Opportunities for advancement: Immediate promotion to shift manager, followed by the centre manager graduate scheme. If I complete this successfully, I would have the opportunity to apply for a business manager role if a position becomes available.

Qualifications to obtain: None

2) A Large Bowling Alley Company

Job Type: Hospitality Management Graduate Scheme

Salary: £26,800 a year

Length: 18 Months

Distance from home: 1hr 10mins (relocation likely)

Location: A large city in the Southwest.

Benefits: 28 days holiday, one in four weekends off, healthcare plan, 50% of food while working, free vouchers for the venue.

Opportunities for advancement: Access to centre manager training programme upon completion.

Qualifications to obtain: Hospitality management qualifications in more advanced levels as the scheme progresses.

3) A prestigious, mid size aerospace firm.

Job Type: Assembly operative (regular job)

Salary: £26,800 a year.

Length: Indefinite

Distance from home: 2 hours (relocation necessary)

Location: A small village in the London - Oxford area.

Benefits: Pension scheme, life assurance scheme, healthcare scheme, 25 days paid holiday. Annual pay rises.

Opportunities for advancement: I would be encouraged to apply for internal vacancies when they open. No direct schemes.

Qualifications to obtain: None

4) A global accounting firm (not big 4).

Job Type: Tax Compliance graduate scheme.

Salary: £26,300 a year

Length: 3 years

Distance from home: 1hr 10mins (relocation likely)

Location: A large coastal town

Benefits: Life assurance scheme, pension scheme, healthcare scheme, 25 days annual leave, significant annual pay rises.

Opportunities for advancement: I would finish the scheme as a chartered accountant and likely progress to management.

Qualifications to obtain: Fully funded ACA and CTA qualifications.

Thanks everyone. To be clear, I am not asking you guys what I should do. I have been weighing up the costs and benefits of each one and am curious to get a some outside viewpoints.

Thanks guys 😄

Hi everyone. My brother, a history graduate with a 2:1, has recently been accepted at Hollywood Bowls graduate hospitality manager scheme. The scheme is 18 months long and involves rotating through the business (customer service, front of house bookings, lanes, arcade, bar and so on). He would eventually finish with a level 3 hospitality management qualification and would have the opportunity to progress from shift manager to centre manager through another training programme. Benefits include 1 in 4 weekends off discounted food while working and free games vouchers every month. Does anyone know anything about this scheme. He is very unsure and so am I to be honest, although I'm keen to see if anyone has any experiences with this

Cheers.